Last Update: 8/24/07
Cave Story - Doukutsu Monogatari
Cave Story is a freeware sidescrolling action/adventure/platformer title with leanings towards Wonderboy and recent sidescrolling Castlevania titles. You control a little amnesiac who runs around helping out these rabbit-ish creatures called Mimigas while trying to find your way out of the giant cave inside the floating island which makes up the game's setting.
This is a free game made by one man:
This is a free game made by one man:
Pixel said,
It's been five years since I first thought to myself, "Hey, why not try making a game?" I developed Cave Story at my own pace, taking my time, and while doing so I released a few other smaller games as well.
Publisher: Indie
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Bottom Line: Play it! One of the most, if not the most, popular indie games out there right now. Lots of clones of the art style seem to be springing up lately but I sincerely doubt anybody can readily reproduce the incredibly tight gameplay. A big ol' throwback to the platformers of lore, with rad music and graphics and story and characters and cetera et cetera. 5 year development time really doesn't surprise me considering the depth, breadth, and production values of this game.
Cave Story is long, replayable, beautiful, humorous, and really just gives out that vibe that tells you that the game was a labor of love by Pixel. The quality of this game has cemented his position as a future indie grandfather for generations to come. Let's hope he can successfully follow it up. Play it already. Play with a gamepad though for the real experience. Learning Curve: Takes a while
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